I L L N E S S
03-28-2013, 05:59 PM
Erani gave Rayne a quick nod, but her eyes didn?t leave Soleil as the tiny female gave her answer, avoiding direct eye contact. A month. More than that. Why had Collision not come to her directly? Surely he would have noticed his lovely little mate was wasting away well before now? Did he blame Erani for his mother?s death? Did he not trust her with his mate? ?I see I should have come to you when I wished to announce my mating with Nova. I had thought that you would be too busy with--? As if on cue, one of the pups burst into view, rock in his mouth and came to Soleil.
Collision was absent, even to his own children. Where was that male? Erani watched the little male, and felt a stir in her heart. She couldn't bear the thought of another litter losing a mother so soon into their lives. The pup, Soleon as she recalled, dropped his gift at Soleil?s paws and proclaimed that he had been unable to find his father, adding a comment about the smell that pervaded the area, and his mother. Soleil tried to cut in, but he broke her off with the firm demands of an innocent child that just wanted his mother to get well, and get well fast.
Soleil seemed to be having trouble deciding whether to scold him away more firmly, her body?s messages not coinciding with what her eyes said. She was delighted to see her son, but wanted him to get away. She finally voiced the second need with a mother?s scolding mixed with the healer?s scolding. Then her eyes turned to Erani, and Erani read the plea in them. She turned her head to look at the little male, looking at his mother with such earnest eyes. ?Your mother is right, Soleon. She needs to get well, but she can?t get well if she?s worried about you getting sick too. She needs you to stay with your siblings in another place until she gets better. Can you do that for her??
Erani?s voice was soft, gentle. She had lowered herself to the young pup?s level before speaking, and gazed at him with quiet deep blue eyes. She hoped he would do as told. Whether he did or not, she turned her eyes to Soleil. ?What have you tried so far? Tell me everything you've done so far.? She knew an anti-emetic was needed to halt the vomiting, but what if Soleil had already tried them and only thrown them up before they could take effect on her? She glanced at the meat that lay untouched nearby.
Collision was absent, even to his own children. Where was that male? Erani watched the little male, and felt a stir in her heart. She couldn't bear the thought of another litter losing a mother so soon into their lives. The pup, Soleon as she recalled, dropped his gift at Soleil?s paws and proclaimed that he had been unable to find his father, adding a comment about the smell that pervaded the area, and his mother. Soleil tried to cut in, but he broke her off with the firm demands of an innocent child that just wanted his mother to get well, and get well fast.
Soleil seemed to be having trouble deciding whether to scold him away more firmly, her body?s messages not coinciding with what her eyes said. She was delighted to see her son, but wanted him to get away. She finally voiced the second need with a mother?s scolding mixed with the healer?s scolding. Then her eyes turned to Erani, and Erani read the plea in them. She turned her head to look at the little male, looking at his mother with such earnest eyes. ?Your mother is right, Soleon. She needs to get well, but she can?t get well if she?s worried about you getting sick too. She needs you to stay with your siblings in another place until she gets better. Can you do that for her??
Erani?s voice was soft, gentle. She had lowered herself to the young pup?s level before speaking, and gazed at him with quiet deep blue eyes. She hoped he would do as told. Whether he did or not, she turned her eyes to Soleil. ?What have you tried so far? Tell me everything you've done so far.? She knew an anti-emetic was needed to halt the vomiting, but what if Soleil had already tried them and only thrown them up before they could take effect on her? She glanced at the meat that lay untouched nearby.